For almost as long as telephones have been a common feature in homes and offices, telecommunication companies have regularly been faced with a situation where demand in a particular street or area exceeds the number of physical copper pairs available from the pole to the exchange.
This incident prompted Thoreau to write his famous essay, âCivil Disobedienceâ (originally published in 1849 as âResistance to Civil Governmentâ). Thoreauâs minor act of defiance caused him to conclude that it was not enough to be simply against slavery and the war. A person of conscience had to act.
April 16, 1963: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Wrote âLetter From a Birmingham Jailâ 0 Posted by Reve' Fisher - April 16, 2016 - CIVIL RIGHTS, Looking Black On Today On this day in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote his renowned âLetter From a Birmingham Jail,â which was written during the climax of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1964, Dr. King focused much of his effort towards the Alabama city of Birmingham, which was highly segregated during the time.